"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, broccoli, zits, ozone depletion, racism, sexism, stupid guys and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?" - UnknownSpring 2016 FoRT Yearbook Title: "Most Likely to Make a Short Story Long, and a Long Story LONGER!"

Re: Celebrity Apprentice 4/29 Episode_Jingle All The Way Home****SPOILERS****

Good grief--neither Teresa or Aubrey understand why Arsenio might not want to tap dance? Are they going to suggest he eat fried chicken and watermelon next?

Then Aubrey manages to say that he's the biggest "girl" on the team--so in about three minutes time, she manages not to understand racism or sexism?

Aubrey needs to recognize who the project manager is.

Oh, yeah, and while Clay obviously knows more about music than Dayanna, he's wrong that the music necessarily comes before the lyrics. Paul Simon, for instance, has said he does the lyrics first. It's going to vary from composer to composer.

Re: Celebrity Apprentice 4/29 Episode_Jingle All The Way Home****SPOILERS****

"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, broccoli, zits, ozone depletion, racism, sexism, stupid guys and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?" - UnknownSpring 2016 FoRT Yearbook Title: "Most Likely to Make a Short Story Long, and a Long Story LONGER!"

Re: Celebrity Apprentice 4/29 Episode_Jingle All The Way Home****SPOILERS****

Originally Posted by navybelle

I don't get why Arsenio doesn't want to tap dance either.

Because for years, black characters in films and on stage were expected to tap dance and play the fool. It was a way to present them as inconsequential clowns as opposed to actual human beings.

And, frankly, it was racist of her to assume that because Arsenio is black, he can, or should want to, tap dance. Yes, there have been great black tap dancers. But it's also an image a lot of African Americans are uncomfortable with, which, I assume, is why Arsenio objected to it.

"In a world of pollution, profanity, adolescence, broccoli, zits, ozone depletion, racism, sexism, stupid guys and PMS, why the hell do people still tell me to have a nice day?" - UnknownSpring 2016 FoRT Yearbook Title: "Most Likely to Make a Short Story Long, and a Long Story LONGER!"